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pseudobenevolent

pseudobenevolent adjective: apparently, but not actually, benevolent.

Adjective

pseudobenevolent (comparative more pseudobenevolent, superlative most pseudobenevolent)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, benevolent.

Forms of pseudobenevolent

comparativemore pseudobenevolent
superlativemost pseudobenevolent

Origin of pseudobenevolent

From pseudo- + benevolent.

Questions about pseudobenevolent

What does pseudobenevolent mean?
Pseudobenevolent means apparently, but not actually, benevolent.
What part of speech is pseudobenevolent?
Pseudobenevolent is an adjective.

Words near pseudobenevolent in the dictionary

  1. pseudobaptigenin
  2. pseudobasaloid
  3. pseudobase
  4. pseudobases
  5. pseudobasifixed
  6. pseudobenevolent
  7. pseudobezoar
  8. pseudobezoars
  9. pseudobicuspid
  10. pseudobinary
  11. pseudobinaural

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